On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The slave’s happiness was not the end sought, but the master’s safety.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The slave’s happiness was not the end sought, but the master’s safety.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the true motivations behind slaveholder actions.
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